Severe Sigmet around RIC/IAD/DCA/BWI

While uncommon, a severe turbulence warning (due to jet stream shear and a trough line) has been issued for flight levels 300-370 around the RIC area. An A319 is reporting severe (LOSING 400 FT UP/DOWN) at flight level 370.

FROM 30W PSB TO ETX TO SBY TO ECG TO 30NE ILM TO 40NE CLT TO EKN TO 30W PSB OCNL SEV TURB BTN FL300 AND FL370 DUE TO WNDSHR ASSOCD WITH JTST AND UPR TROF. SEV TURB RPTD NR LYH AND RIC BY LRG ACFT. CONDS MOVG EWD AND CONTG BYD 0255Z.? DSN

Written by tb_neg on June 20th, 2006 with comments disabled.
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